The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-08-13
NO. 33.

faction the deliberations and
nominations of the Ohio Demo-
Gratis, and that the President feels
that his course has been substan.
TALLY endorsed.
The receipts OF the Post Office
Department for the third quarter
Of the last fiscal year were $l3,-
0l2, 4S7; expenditures, $l3, Pre-
sos; deficiency. $260,021; but
the latter will perhaps be reduced
to about $4,000, by the receipt
from international money orders.
A comparative statement of the
business of this Department for
the first three quarters Of the
years lS85-S6-87. show that the
receipts have constantly and large
ly increased and that there has
been corresponding decrease in
the defeciency--so that it is very
probable the Post Office Depart
ment will be on a self-sustaining
basis IN ayear or two.
The count Of the cash and
securities in the Treasury which
began two months ago-incidental
to a change of Treasurers--has
been completed and found correct
to cent. with the exception of
deficiency of $2,d0, though a for
NAL report will not be made till
next week.
la reply TO great number of
inquiries, the Commissioner of
Pensions replies, that, under the
Mexican Pension Act. pensions
can be paid from the date Of the
passage of the Act, Jan. goth,
1887, only when pensioners were
sixty-two years old previous to
that date; in the exceptions to
this rule, the payment will begin
on the day when the pensioncr
is G2 years of age, unless in cases
of dependence and disability.
The Secretary of the Interior
has won additional claim 70 the
admiration of the fair sex by the
important ruling that married.
women have the right to enter
timber and stone lands under the
laws governing the sale of such
lands in several ofthc States and
Territories.
There was no surprise in the
Interior Department when the
resignation of the chief clerk of
the Patent Office who Is one of
those so-called indispensable"
Republicans, holding office under
a Democratic Administration, was
announced, though the Washinge
ton newspapers either suppressed
or were profoundly ignorant Of
the real reason, which was the
Chief ( Jerks relation to the
Bacon defalcation 1t being the
formers duty, nnder the law of
the United States, to examine the
accounts of tho 6nancial clerk
every month. and certify whether
OF not they are correct. And the
Chief Clerk regularly certified to
the correctness of the financial
clerks accounts, for four yeais--.
the latter beng n defaulter oil of
that time And no sooner is the
chief clerk shown the door than
he essays the difficult task of
"whitewashing," his corrupt
associate in Office if in nothing
more.
There is no doubt but what the
various Departments are literally
honcycombed with Republican,
rascals and thieves who should be
sent on with Forgcr Harvey, who
VIII serve his country twelve years
in an humble capncity at Albany.
In one of the Departments, Il
certain prominent bold-oyer
Republican, has been so urgent
in insisting on the destruction of
some official papers that he has
been placed under surveillance as
a suspect, because such great
solicitudc must be Of much signifi-
cancc either to this individual or
to his associates.
d
Nest men are content with hold
ing one Office, but know of
several, whose ambition cannot be
: bound in such narrow limits. ard
as my Intelligent friend, the
reader has OWNED, these genie
men are almost invariably.
Republicans, as good Democrat
is generally satisfied with one
Office. was led to these rcflcc-
tions by contemplating the easy
grace with which the Hon. Carroll
! ID. Wright, holds the Federal
} Office of Commissioner of Labor,
J to which he was appointed in 8s5,
by Arthur, and the State Office OF
Commissioner of Labor in Mass